COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of Ohio State’s key recruiting staff members is leaving the Buckeyes for Purdue. Eron Hodges, who’s been the Buckeyes’ assistant director of player personnel since December 2016, will take the director of player personnel job for the Boilermakers and their head coach Jeff Brohm. Cleveland.com has confirmed the move. FootballScoop.com was first to report it. Hodges accepted the job on Thursday, and will start at Purdue next week. In his role, he’ll oversee Purdue’s entire recruiting operation. So the Buckeyes are losing Hodges, a key cog in their recruiting efforts, during an important spring recruiting period. Regardless of the timing, though, the loss of Hodges is significant. The 33-year-old Chicago native had been working under director of player personnel Mark Pantoni since 2015, his second stint with the Buckeyes. Hodges was a strength and conditioning intern from December 2012 to June of 2013 before leaving to…
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